Polite to Host
Cultural · Dining
よかったら、おかわりはいかがですか？もう少しどうぞ。 — Please help yourself to more if you'd like. Have a little extra. (Cultural · Dining, Polite to Host, JLPT N4)
You
よかったら、おかわりはいかがですか？もう少しどうぞ。
よかったら、おかわりはいかがですか？もうすこしどうぞ。
Please help yourself to more if you'd like. Have a little extra.
Romaji: Yokattara, okawari wa ikaga desu ka? Mou sukoshi douzo. / Reply Romaji: Arigatou gozaimasu. Dewa, sukoshi dake itadakimasu.
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ありがとうございます。では、少しだけいただきます。
ありがとうございます。では、すこしだけいただきます。
Thank you. Then I'll have just a little.
Gesture & etiquette
Reach toward the dish or serving bowl slightly as you say 「どうぞ」— the physical gesture reinforces the verbal invitation. Do not serve food directly onto a guest's plate without asking first unless they have already accepted.
A Japanese host offering seconds is a deeply ingrained act of hospitality — the offer itself is as important as whether the guest accepts. Using 「よかったら」softens the offer, and 「もう少しどうぞ」(please have a little more) urges gently without creating social pressure.